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Borgarfjordur Eystri - Storm Chaser - Iceland Coast

Egilsstaðir, East, Iceland

Dramatic storm conditions — from atmospheric builds to active thunderstorms

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Storm Intensity · ≥ 55.0% Cloud Drama Score · ≥ 55.0% CAPE · ≥ 1200.0J/kg Lifted Index · ≤ -2.0°C

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
CAPE 100% failing
Storm Intensity 90% failing
Cloud Drama Score 60% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Cloud Cover82%
Wind Gusts4.4m/s
Precipitation Chance0%
Air Pressure940.5hPa
CAPE0
Lifted Index2.4°C
Wind Gusts4.4m/s
Precipitation0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks North Atlantic storm systems hitting Iceland's volcanic coastline, identifying when conditions create dramatic—but photographable—opportunities. We monitor storm intensity, wave height, wind speed, and post-storm clearing to predict optimal storm photography windows.

Iceland's position in the North Atlantic storm track means powerful weather systems regularly batter its shores. These storms create some of the most dramatic coastal photography opportunities on Earth, with massive waves crashing against black sand, icebergs, and basalt formations. The key is timing—shooting after peak storm intensity when conditions remain dramatic but become safer.

What makes Iceland's coast special for storm photography:

  • North Atlantic power - Powerful storm systems generate massive waves hitting volcanic shores
  • Sneaker wave drama - Reynisfjara's notorious sneaker waves create spectacular but dangerous conditions
  • Storm-driven waterfalls - Coastal waterfalls like Svartifoss and Seljalandsfoss become more dramatic in storms
  • Black sand contrast - Dark volcanic beaches make white storm waves and spray even more dramatic

Reynisfjara black sand beach becomes Iceland's most dramatic—and most dangerous—storm location. The beach's gently sloping profile allows waves to rush far up the sand with little warning. Multiple tourists have been killed here by "sneaker waves" that arrive without warning during storm conditions. Our forecast helps identify post-storm windows when seas remain photogenic but the worst danger has passed—never turn your back on the ocean here. Diamond Beach offers similar drama with the added element of icebergs being tossed by storm waves. Stokksnes combines storm seas with the dramatic Vestrahorn mountain backdrop. Icelandic storms also supercharge coastal waterfalls—wind-driven spray and increased flow create spectacular conditions. Safety is absolutely paramount—maintain safe distances, watch wave patterns for several minutes before positioning, and be prepared to retreat quickly.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Storm Intensity
≥ 55.0%
Cloud Drama Score
≥ 55.0%
CAPE
OR1·B1
≥ 1200.0J/kg
Lifted Index
OR1·B2
≤ -2.0°C
Visibility
≥ 2500.0m
Wind Gusts
≤ 22.0m/s
Wed, Apr 8
07:0018%69%0J/kg11°C484m6m/s
08:0018%62%0J/kg9.8°C280m5.3m/s
09:0040%62%0J/kg11°C185m5.6m/s
10:0022%35%0J/kg8.9°C74m8.4m/s
11:0022%48%0J/kg6.5°C62m7.6m/s
12:0046%48%0J/kg6°C120m10m/s
13:0035%77%0J/kg4.2°C195m9.9m/s
14:0039%33%0J/kg4.2°C201m7.4m/s
15:0044%43%0J/kg1.8°C1346m2.7m/s
16:0034%29%7J/kg2.8°C312m3.1m/s
17:0039%45%2J/kg4.1°C132m11m/s
18:0032%33%0J/kg4.1°C24135m13m/s
19:0018%30%0J/kg4.9°C24135m15m/s
20:0018%26%0J/kg5.3°C24134m15m/s
21:0016%30%0J/kg5.6°C24134m15m/s
22:0016%28%0J/kg5.9°C24135m14m/s
23:000%15%0J/kg5.8°C24135m10m/s
Thu, Apr 9
24:000%15%0J/kg4.7°C24135m4.8m/s
01:000%14%0J/kg4.2°C24134m6.4m/s
02:000%12%0J/kg3.2°C24134m5m/s
03:000%10%0J/kg1.8°C21287m4.8m/s
04:000%51%0J/kg1.6°C24134m11m/s
05:000%34%0J/kg2.2°C24135m8.3m/s
06:000%38%0J/kg2.6°C24134m7.1m/s
07:000%47%0J/kg2.4°C24135m4.4m/s
08:000%33%0J/kg2°C24135m4.4m/s
09:000%35%0J/kg1.8°C21682m7.7m/s
10:000%53%0J/kg1.3°C16705m9.2m/s
11:000%75%0J/kg1.4°C21249m9.5m/s
12:000%52%0J/kg1.1°C11170m9.1m/s
13:0017%50%0J/kg0.7°C3365m8.9m/s
14:0017%52%0J/kg0.5°C3755m8.5m/s
15:000%51%0J/kg0.4°C12820m8.4m/s
16:000%37%0J/kg0.2°C16747m7.9m/s
17:000%60%0J/kg0.1°C11696m8.2m/s
18:000%60%0J/kg0.9°C21760m8.2m/s
19:000%34%0J/kg1.4°C24135m8.4m/s
20:000%100%0J/kg1.6°C24135m8.3m/s
21:000%66%0J/kg2.3°C24134m8.3m/s
22:000%57%0J/kg3.1°C24134m7.4m/s
23:000%13%0J/kg3.1°C24135m7m/s
Fri, Apr 10
24:0015%13%0J/kg3.1°C24134m6.4m/s
01:000%13%0J/kg3.6°C24135m6.9m/s
02:000%9.6%0J/kg3.8°C24135m7.8m/s
03:0018%4.8%0J/kg3.6°C24135m9.4m/s
04:000%52%0J/kg3.2°C24134m11m/s
05:000%63%0J/kg3.5°C24135m11m/s
06:0018%68%0J/kg3.9°C24135m11m/s
07:0015%70%0J/kg4.4°C24134m12m/s
08:0015%64%0J/kg4.5°C24134m13m/s
09:0020%62%0J/kg4.5°C24135m11m/s
10:000%64%0J/kg4.4°C24135m10m/s
11:000%40%0J/kg4.6°C24135m9.6m/s
12:0015%40%0J/kg4.9°C24135m9.3m/s
13:000%60%0J/kg4.9°C24135m8.9m/s
14:000%58%0J/kg5°C24134m8.4m/s
15:0015%58%0J/kg5.2°C24135m8.4m/s
16:000%45%0J/kg5°C24134m8.1m/s
17:000%66%0J/kg4.9°C24135m7.9m/s
18:000%42%0J/kg5.5°C24134m6.9m/s
19:000%39%0J/kg5.8°C24135m3.5m/s
20:000%39%0J/kg6°C24135m3.9m/s
21:000%67%0J/kg5.9°C24134m3.5m/s
22:000%21%0J/kg6°C24135m3.2m/s
23:000%15%0J/kg5.7°C24135m3.1m/s
Sat, Apr 11
24:000%15%0J/kg5.6°C24134m1.9m/s
01:000%14%0J/kg5.4°C24135m1.3m/s
02:000%14%0J/kg5.4°C24134m1.6m/s
03:000%15%0J/kg5.4°C24135m1.5m/s
04:000%26%0J/kg5.3°C24134m1.6m/s
05:000%30%0J/kg5.2°C24135m2m/s
06:0012%30%0J/kg5.3°C24135m1.3m/s
07:000%36%0J/kg6°C24134m0.62m/s
08:000%100%0J/kg7.2°C24134m0.91m/s
09:0013%35%0J/kg10°C24134m2.2m/s
10:000%100%0J/kg11°C24135m3.3m/s
11:000%64%2J/kg12°C22129m4.1m/s
12:0015%59%2J/kg12°C24134m4.5m/s
13:0017%53%1.3J/kg10°C16098m7.1m/s
14:0022%69%0.67J/kg9.4°C8061m9.7m/s
15:0055%53%0J/kg8.3°C25m12m/s
16:0049%53%0J/kg7.3°C32m13m/s
17:0053%62%0J/kg6.3°C39m13m/s
18:0062%60%0J/kg5.3°C46m14m/s
19:0052%64%0J/kg5.7°C47m14m/s
20:0052%64%0J/kg6.1°C48m14m/s
21:0062%64%0J/kg6.5°C48m14m/s
22:0055%55%0J/kg5.6°C44m15m/s
23:0059%0%0J/kg4.8°C41m16m/s
Sun, Apr 12
24:0065%0%0J/kg3.9°C37m17m/s
01:0056%0%0J/kg3.1°C42m13m/s
02:0051%0%0J/kg2.2°C47m8.8m/s
03:0049%0%0J/kg1.4°C52m4.8m/s
04:0044%48%0J/kg2.1°C66m5.7m/s
05:0044%62%0J/kg2.8°C80m6.5m/s
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

What does Cloud Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Air Pressure
hPa
CAPE
J/kg
High Clouds
%
Lifted Index
°C
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Precipitation Chance
%
Rainfall
mm
Relative Humidity
%
Showers
mm
Simulated Reflectivity
dBZ
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Total Precipitation
mm
Wind Shear 0-3 km
m/s
Wind Shear 0-6 km
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 20:16
07:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.4°C 5% 82% 0% 0mm 89% 0mm -20dBZ 7.1° 82% 0mm - - 3.4m/s
08:00
940hPa 0J/kg 0% 2°C 5% 100% 0% 0mm 90% 0mm -20dBZ 13° 100% 0mm - - 3.2m/s
09:00
940hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.8°C 5% 100% 0% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 19° 100% 0mm 5m/s 3.1m/s 3.4m/s
10:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.3°C 14% 100% 0% 0mm 95% 0mm -20dBZ 25° 100% 0mm - - 3.6m/s
11:00
940hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.4°C 11% 57% 0% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ 29° 57% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
12:00
940hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.1°C 26% 95% 0% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 32° 95% 0mm 3.8m/s 3.4m/s 4.3m/s
13:00
940hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.7°C 44% 100% 0% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 32° 100% 0mm - - 4.3m/s
14:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.5°C 41% 86% 0% 0mm 93% 0mm -20dBZ 31° 86% 0mm - - 4.6m/s
15:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.4°C 38% 100% 0% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 29° 100% 0mm 4.4m/s 2.3m/s 5m/s
16:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.2°C 9% 100% 17% 0mm 91% 0mm -20dBZ 25° 100% 0mm - - 4.6m/s
17:00
941hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.1°C 20% 100% 33% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ 19° 100% 0mm - - 4.7m/s
18:00
942hPa 0J/kg 0% 0.9°C 5% 73% 50% 0mm 94% 0mm -20dBZ 13° 73% 0mm 8.4m/s 1.7m/s 4.8m/s
19:00
943hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.4°C 6% 6% 50% 0mm 88% 0mm -20dBZ 7.1° 6% 0mm - - 4.7m/s
20:00
944hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.6°C 20% 48% 50% 0mm 85% 0mm -20dBZ 1.2° 59% 0mm - - 4.5m/s
21:00
944hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.3°C 100% 100% 50% 0mm 80% 0mm -20dBZ -4.8° 100% 0mm 8.6m/s 9.6m/s 4.3m/s
22:00
945hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.1°C 100% 100% 46% 0mm 75% 0mm -10dBZ -9.8° 100% 0mm - - 4.2m/s
23:00
946hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.1°C 100% 100% 41% 0mm 72% 0mm -0.48dBZ -14° 100% 0mm - - 4.1m/s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 20:19
24:00
946hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.1°C 78% 99% 37% 0mm 70% 0mm 9.3dBZ -16° 99% 0mm 8.6m/s 11m/s 4.1m/s
01:00
947hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.6°C 87% 99% 35% 0mm 71% 0mm 5.3dBZ -17° 99% 0mm - - 4.4m/s
02:00
947hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.8°C 100% 100% 32% 0mm 70% 0mm 1.3dBZ -16° 100% 0mm - - 4.7m/s
03:00
948hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.6°C 100% 100% 30% 0mm 69% 0mm -2.6dBZ -13° 100% 0mm 11m/s 13m/s 5.4m/s
04:00
949hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.2°C 100% 100% 29% 0mm 67% 0mm -2.5dBZ -9.5° 100% 0mm - - 6.2m/s
05:00
950hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.5°C 76% 100% 28% 0mm 66% 0mm -2.4dBZ -4.5° 100% 0mm - - 6.5m/s
06:00
950hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 5% 74% 27% 0mm 66% 0mm -2.2dBZ 1.5° 74% 0mm 4.3m/s 17m/s 6.4m/s
07:00
951hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.4°C 12% 100% 25% 0mm 65% 0mm 2.2dBZ 7.5° 100% 0mm - - 6.4m/s
08:00
952hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.5°C 66% 100% 24% 0mm 61% 0mm 6.6dBZ 14° 100% 0mm - - 5.8m/s
09:00
953hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.5°C 64% 100% 22% 0mm 60% 0mm 11dBZ 20° 100% 0mm 2.3m/s 15m/s 5.6m/s
10:00
954hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.4°C 74% 100% 22% 0mm 58% 0mm 0.71dBZ 25° 100% 0mm - - 6.3m/s
11:00
955hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.6°C 4% 100% 22% 0mm 55% 0mm -9.7dBZ 29° 100% 0mm - - 6.9m/s
12:00
956hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.9°C 1% 100% 22% 0mm 54% 0mm -20dBZ 32° 100% 0mm 1.9m/s 13m/s 7m/s
13:00
956hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.9°C 1% 69% 15% 0mm 51% 0mm -20dBZ 33° 69% 0mm - - 6.8m/s
14:00
957hPa 0J/kg 0% 5°C 1% 66% 7% 0mm 49% 0mm -20dBZ 32° 66% 0mm - - 6.7m/s
15:00
957hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.2°C 1% 38% 0% 0mm 47% 0mm -20dBZ 29° 38% 0mm 0.92m/s 12m/s 6.6m/s
16:00
957hPa 0J/kg 0% 5°C 0% 91% 0% 0mm 46% 0mm -20dBZ 25° 91% 0mm - - 6m/s
17:00
958hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.9°C 0% 55% 0% 0mm 47% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 55% 0mm - - 5.5m/s
18:00
958hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.5°C 0% 90% 0% 0mm 50% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 90% 0mm 3.4m/s 9.8m/s 4.4m/s
19:00
959hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.8°C 0% 100% 0% 0mm 58% 0mm -20dBZ 7.4° 100% 0mm - - 2.5m/s
20:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 6°C 0% 96% 0% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 1.5° 96% 0mm - - 3m/s
21:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.9°C 0% 46% 0% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ -4.5° 46% 0mm 2.7m/s 9.4m/s 3m/s
22:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 6°C 0% 5% 9% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ -9.4° 5% 0mm - - 2.8m/s
23:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.7°C 0% 5% 17% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 5% 0mm - - 2.6m/s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 20:22
24:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.6°C 0% 5% 26% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ -16° 5% 0mm 0.19m/s 8.8m/s 1.9m/s
01:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.4°C 1% 2% 33% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ -16° 2% 0mm - - 1.3m/s
02:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.4°C 4% 0% 41% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ -16° 4% 0mm - - 1.7m/s
03:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.4°C 5% 0% 48% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ -13° 5% 0mm 0.65m/s 4.6m/s 1.6m/s
04:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.3°C 4% 0% 59% 0mm 63% 0mm -20dBZ -9.2° 4% 0mm - - 1.7m/s
05:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.2°C 5% 0% 70% 0mm 65% 0mm -20dBZ -4.1° 5% 0mm - - 2m/s
06:00
961hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.3°C 5% 0% 81% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 1.9° 5% 0mm 2.7m/s 13m/s 1.4m/s
07:00
961hPa 0J/kg 1% 6°C 5% 0% 87% 0mm 64% 0mm -20dBZ 7.8° 5% 0mm - - 0.56m/s
08:00
962hPa 0J/kg 21% 7.2°C 5% 19% 93% 0mm 62% 0mm -20dBZ 14° 27% 0mm - - 0.42m/s
09:00
962hPa 0J/kg 4% 10°C 5% 5% 99% 0mm 66% 0mm -20dBZ 20° 5% 0mm 6.4m/s 13m/s 1.5m/s
10:00
961hPa 0J/kg 45% 11°C 62% 18% 99% 0mm 70% 0mm -20dBZ 25° 67% 0mm - - 2.8m/s
11:00
961hPa 2J/kg 100% 12°C 90% 98% 100% 0mm 71% 0.01mm -20dBZ 30° 100% 0mm - - 3.9m/s
12:00
961hPa 2J/kg 96% 12°C 79% 100% 100% 0mm 68% 0.01mm -20dBZ 32° 100% 0mm 9m/s 16m/s 4.5m/s
13:00
963hPa 1.3J/kg 66% 10°C 86% 100% 100% 0.71mm 78% 0.007mm -11dBZ 33° 100% 1.9mm - - 6.2m/s
14:00
966hPa 0.67J/kg 35% 9.4°C 93% 100% 100% 1.4mm 89% 0.003mm -2.5dBZ 32° 100% 3.8mm - - 7.9m/s
15:00
968hPa 0J/kg 4% 8.3°C 100% 100% 100% 2.1mm 99% 0mm 6.2dBZ 29° 100% 5.8mm 19m/s 19m/s 9.5m/s
16:00
967hPa 0J/kg 3% 7.3°C 100% 100% 100% 2.6mm 99% 0mm 11dBZ 25° 100% 8.6mm - - 9m/s
17:00
966hPa 0J/kg 1% 6.3°C 100% 100% 100% 3.1mm 99% 0mm 15dBZ 20° 100% 12mm - - 8.6m/s
18:00
964hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.3°C 100% 100% 100% 3.5mm 99% 0mm 20dBZ 14° 100% 14mm 14m/s 19m/s 8.1m/s
19:00
963hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.7°C 100% 100% 98% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 22dBZ 7.7° 100% 13mm - - 7.9m/s
20:00
963hPa 0J/kg 0% 6.1°C 100% 100% 96% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 23dBZ 1.8° 100% 12mm - - 7.7m/s
21:00
962hPa 0J/kg 0% 6.5°C 100% 100% 94% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 25dBZ -4.2° 100% 11mm 10m/s 20m/s 7.6m/s
22:00
960hPa 0J/kg 0% 5.6°C 100% 100% 94% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 26dBZ -9.1° 100% 15mm - - 8.3m/s
23:00
959hPa 0J/kg 0% 4.8°C 100% 100% 95% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 28dBZ -13° 100% 19mm - - 8.9m/s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 20:26
24:00
957hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.9°C 100% 100% 95% 3.6mm 99% 0mm 29dBZ -15° 100% 23mm 9.2m/s 19m/s 9.6m/s
01:00
956hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.1°C 100% 70% 87% 2.5mm 99% 0mm 29dBZ -16° 100% 17mm - - 7.6m/s
02:00
954hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.2°C 100% 40% 78% 1.3mm 100% 0mm 30dBZ -15° 100% 11mm - - 5.6m/s
03:00
953hPa 0J/kg 0% 1.4°C 100% 11% 69% 0.22mm 100% 0mm 30dBZ -13° 100% 5.1mm 5.5m/s 17m/s 3.5m/s
04:00
955hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.1°C 96% 22% 72% 0.15mm 100% 0mm 32dBZ -8.8° 96% 5.1mm - - 3.7m/s
05:00
956hPa 0J/kg 0% 2.8°C 91% 34% 75% 0.08mm 100% 0mm 33dBZ -3.8° 91% 5.1mm - - 4m/s
06:00
958hPa 0J/kg 0% 3.5°C 87% 46% 77% 0.01mm 100% 0mm 34dBZ 2.2° 87% 5.2mm 8.1m/s 12m/s 4.2m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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